List of ambassadors of Sweden to Mexico

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Mexico
Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Gunnar Aldén
since 2021
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Mexico City
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence Paseo de las Palmas 1215, Lomas de Chapultepec
Seat Mexico City, Mexico
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holder Wilhelm af Wetterstedt
Formation1864
Website Swedish Embassy, Mexico City

The Ambassador of Sweden to Mexico (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the United Mexican States) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Mexico and government of Mexico.

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History

In a report on the reorganization of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in early January 1921, the experts recommended a proposal from the Swedish chargé d'affaires in Mexico to extend the mission's area of responsibility to the Central American states, British Honduras, as well as Cuba, Venezuela, Colombia, Haiti, and San Domingo, along with the British, French, Dutch, and American possessions in the West Indies. [1]

In 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Mexican governments on the mutual elevation of the respective countries' legations to embassies. The diplomatic rank was thereafter changed to ambassador instead of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary. [2]

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Wilhelm af Wetterstedt 3 October 1864 – ? Envoy [3]
Folke Cronholm1913–1916Consul general & chargé d'affaires
Gylfe Anderberg 23 February 1917 – 30 September 1921Consul general & chargé d'affaires [lower-alpha 1] Also served as Consul General in Rio de Janeiro from autumn 1919 to 1920. [5] [6]
Gylfe Anderberg 30 September 1921 – 1 February 1938EnvoyAlso accredited to Havana (1921–1937), Guatemala City and Panama City (1930–1937), and to San José, Tegucigalpa, Managua, and San Salvador (1936–1937). [5] [7] [8]
Axel Paulin1924–1924Chargé d'affairesAlso accredited to Havana. [9]
Vilhelm Assarsson1929–1930Chargé d'affaires [10]
Vilhelm Assarsson1 February 1938 – 1940EnvoyAlso accredited to San José, Havana, Guatemala City, San Salvador, Tegucigalpa, Managua, and Panama City. [7] [11]
Rolf Arfwedson1940–1943Chargé d'affaires [12]
Gösta Brunnström 1942–1942Chargé d'affaires [13]
Herbert Ribbing1943–1948EnvoyAlso accredited to San José, Guatemala City, Tegucigalpa, Managua, Panama City, and San Salvador. [14]
Claes Westring1949–1952EnvoyAlso accredited to San José, Guatemala City, Tegucigalpa, Managua, and San Salvador. [15]
Sven Grafström6 June 1952–3 January 1955 [lower-alpha 2] EnvoyAlso accredited to San José, Guatemala City, Tegucigalpa, Managua, and San Salvador. [17]
Stig Gunnar Martin Engfeldt1955–1955Acting chargé d'affaires
Lennart Nylander 1955–1956EnvoyAlso accredited to San José, Guatemala City, Tegucigalpa, Managua, and San Salvador. [18]
Lennart Nylander 1956–1962 Ambassador Also accredited to San José, Guatemala City, Tegucigalpa, Managua, and San Salvador. [19]
Tord Göransson1962–1969AmbassadorAlso accredited to San José, Managua, and San Salvador (1962–1964) as well as Havana (1964–1969). [20]
Carl-Henric Nauckhoff1969–1972AmbassadorAlso accredited to Havana. [21]
Carl Swartz1972–1980Ambassador
Karl-Anders Wollter 1980–1985Ambassador
David Wirmark1985–1991Ambassador
Bo Henrikson1992–1996Ambassador
Karin Ehnbom-Palmquist1997–2000Ambassador
Ewa Polano2001–2006Ambassador
Anna Lindstedt 2006–2011Ambassador
Jörgen Persson2012–2016Ambassador
Annika ThunborgSeptember 2016 – 2021Ambassador [22]
Gunnar Aldén2021–presentAmbassador [23]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Anderberg served as acting consul general and chargé d'affaires until he became the regular consul general and chargé d'affaires through a cabinet decision on 21 December 1917. [4]
  2. ↑ However, the service in Mexico was interrupted for six months in 1953, when Grafström, with the rank of major general, became the first Swedish representative in the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission in Korea. [16]

References

  1. ↑ "Vår diplomati: beskickning bör upprättas i Prag" [Our diplomacy: diplomatic mission should be established in Prague]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). No. 3. 4 January 1921. p. 5. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Tio sändebud introduceras" . Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 22 September 1956. p. A5. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  3. ↑ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1934). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 8 Stålarm-Voltemat. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 763. SELIBR   10076764.
  4. ↑ "Generalkonsulaten i Moskva och Mexiko" . Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). No. 345. 23 December 1917. p. 12. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Östersjöstaterna och Mexiko få svenska ministrar" . Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 1 October 1921. p. 3. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Ny svensk chargé d'affaires i Mexiko" . Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). No. 72. 15 March 1917. p. 4. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Omflyttade och nya sändebud" . Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 27 November 1937. p. 4A. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  8. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1945 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1945] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1945. p. 38. SELIBR   8261511.
  9. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1945 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1945] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1945. p. 852. SELIBR   8261511.
  10. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1945 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1945] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1945. p. 61. SELIBR   8261511.
  11. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1943 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1943] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1942. p. 44. SELIBR   10335454.
  12. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1945 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1945] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1945. p. 54. SELIBR   8261511.
  13. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. p. 156. ISBN   91-1-766022-X. SELIBR   3681523.
  14. ↑ Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1962). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1963 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1963] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 893. SELIBR   9649168.
  15. ↑ Svensson, Stina; Ekstedt, Tage, eds. (1955). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1955 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1955] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1002. SELIBR   3681511.
  16. ↑ Boheman, Erik (1967–1969). "Sven H Grafström". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 17. National Archives of Sweden. p. 209. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  17. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1954 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1954. p. 304.
  18. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1956 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1956. p. 319.
  19. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 1962 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1962. p. 302.
  20. ↑ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 413. ISBN   91-1-914072-X. SELIBR   8261513.
  21. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1972). Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1972 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 357. SELIBR   3682755.
  22. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Mexiko" [New ambassador in Mexico] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  23. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Mexiko" [New ambassador in Mexico] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
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